Alcippe

Translingual

Alcippe morrisonia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀλκίππη (Alkíppē).

Proper noun

Alcippe f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Alcippeidae – some fulvettas; formerly placed in other families, including Pellorneidae and Timaliidae).

Usage notes

• The genus once included more of the fulvettas, but some have been treated as part of a new genus Fulvetta in other families Timaliidae, Sylviidae or Paradoxornithidae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Sylvioidea - superfamily; Alcippeidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Alcippe brunnea, Alcippe brunneicauda, Alcippe castaneceps, Alcippe chrysotis, Alcippe cinerea, Alcippe cinereiceps, Alcippe dubia, Alcippe ludlowi, Alcippe morrisonia, Alcippe nipalensis, Alcippe peracensis, Alcippe poioicephala, Alcippe pyrrhoptera, Alcippe ruficapilla, Alcippe rufogularis, Alcippe striaticollis, Alcippe variegaticeps, Alcippe vinipectus (species)

Coordinate terms

• (genus): Fulvetta - genus of other birds called fulvettas.

References

• Alcippe (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Alcippe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Alcippe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀλκίππη (Alkíppē).

Proper noun

Alcippe f

1. (Greek mythology) Alcippe